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Roland Emmerich

German filmmaker (born 1955)

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  • Age
    71
    Born 1955
  • Known for
    Independence Day
    1996
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Updated 2026-09-07

Roland Emmerich is a German and American filmmaker. Emmerich is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the 19th-highest-grossing Hollywood director of all time.

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  • GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award
  • Sitges Grand Honorary Award
  • Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
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Source confidence65.0
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